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Having played with the likes of Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Mike Stern, Hiromi, Zakir Hussain, Branford Marsalis and John McLaughlin, the multi-instrumentalist/composer, Tony Grey is releasing his third album as a leader, Unknown Angels - a work of expansive emotional range, great personal significance and stunning virtuosity. Unknown Angels is the most fully realized statement yet from an artist who may have started late but has certainly made up for lost time. Carefully chosen musicians are an integral component of Unknown Angels, which is co-produced by Grey and ObliqSound founder Michele Locatelli.. To assist him in realizing that "story I wanted to tell," Grey aligned a dazzling, simpatico crew comprised of electric and acoustic guitarist John Shannon, pianist/keyboardist Romain Collin, harmonica man Gregoire Maret, and drummers Deantoni Parks and Obed Calvaire. Additional coloring is supplied by special guests U. Shrinivas (mandolin), Selvaganesh (kanjira) and his vocalist brother Mahesh Vinayakram. Unknown Angels creates a vivid snapshot of Grey's thoughts and emotions, his dreams and inspirations. Dynamic and rich, always in motion and ever unpredictable, its nine tracks find a synchronicity of mood and sound, although no two are remotely alike.